What are the benefits of a GE monitored home protection system?
Increased Protection. The most obvious benefit of installing a GE monitored system is that it can help make your home safer for you and your family. A GE monitored home security system with a connection to a GE monitoring center can help respond to intrusions, 24 hours a day. Can Help Save You Money. While you have most likely considered how a GE monitored security system could help save your life, you probably have not thought about how it could also save you money. Plus, adding a GE monitored security systems can also add value to your home.
Do I need a security system?
Research shows that 9 out of 10 convicted burglars agreed they would avoid a house protected by an alarm system. While there is no security system available that is completely penetration proof, installing an GE monitored home protection system can help make your home 3 times less likely to be burglarized**. No matter what size of home you have or what neighborhood you live in, a GE monitored home protection system can help make your home safer. Source: National Burglar and Fire Association, 2000 U.S. Department of Justice, 1999
How much does GE monitoring cost?
GE monitored security costs less than a cup of coffee per day and less than the average homeowner's insurance deductible per year. Packages start at just $32.99 per month for 24 hour monitoring. Additionally, you may save up to 20% on your homeowner's insurance premium just by having a GE monitored security system installed.
What are the benefits of a wireless system?
A wireless system requires no drilling (a traditional hard-wired system requires drilling 9-10 wires throughout your home).
What are the main components of your Home Protection System?
Our basic system includes 90 percent of the security most American's need. This includes 1 Master Control Panel 1 Key fob Remote 2 Door/Window sensors 1 Motion detector 1 built-in siren. All GE monitored systems also come with a yard sign and window decals to help deter potential break-ins.
If I move, will I have to pay again to put a security system in my new house?
The great thing about owning a GE security system, is that it's self-installed. You can move it whenever and wherever you want. You never have to pay for installation!
What if I don't live close to a GE monitoring center?
Since signals are received through a cellular link, you do not have to be located in close proximity to a GE monitoring center to receive monitoring 24 hours a day and response to emergency situations in your home. Your location to one of the GE monitoring centers has no effect on the monitoring services and response time you will receive.
What happens when the alarm goes off?
In the event that your alarm goes off, a trained GE professional can use the two-way voice feature on your control panel to verify an emergency. If no password or an incorrect password is given, GE can notify the police or proper emergency response services. Our system helps GE identify which window, door or motion sensor has been triggered. GE can provide the police with the location of the intrusion, along with your name and address. GE dispatchers take care of all the logistics, so you do not have to worry about getting the police any information during your emergency.
How can a GE security system save me money?
Not only can a GE security system add value to your home, but it may also save you up to 20% on your homeowner's insurance base premium with most insurance companies. GE will provide you with a certificate to send in to your insurance company, showing that your home has monitored security protection.
How does having a home security system help deter burglars?
When burglars see the GE yard sign, they know the home is protected by one of the leading home security company in the nation. Generally, burglars target only the most vulnerable homes and are unlikely to challenge a monitored security system.
I have a pet; will he/she trigger the alarm?
Our system uses pet immunity, which means any animal weighing less than 40 pounds will not trigger your alarm. The system can distinguish the difference between an animal and a human by the way heat is allocated throughout the body.
If I lose electric power, will my alarm system still work?
Yes. In case of a power loss, the back-up battery will activate to maintain your alarm protection for several hours. In the event your battery is low, a low-battery signal can be sent to your Customer Monitoring Center so you can be notified.
What areas of my home will be protected?
GE Systems are provided to help protect the most vulnerable areas of your home-- the areas that are also highly targeted by intruders. That is why every GE monitored system is equipped to help protect both the perimeter and interior of your home. Perimeter: Your system can help detect potential intruders before they even step inside by securing the perimeter or entry points of your home. Doors, windows, and major traffic areas can be monitored, even notifying GE monitoring centers exactly which protected area has detected a break in. Interior: State of the art motion detectors can provide an invisible blanket of protection over a wide area inside your home. Even if an intruder were to enter the home, our completely wireless detectors can sense human body heat and movement, activating the system and notifying the GE monitoring center.
What is interactive monitoring?
Interactive Monitoring includes everything you get with Protection Monitoring. In addition, you'll get next generation features to let you get more from your system: Interactive Monitoring
What are the four levels of protection?
GE Monitored systems are much more than just an alarm system. You are really getting a Home Protection System that gives you 4 levels of protection:
BURGLARY | POLICE | FIRE | MEDICAL
Burglary Protection
When you one-touch arm your system, it is like having a security specialist in your home with you 24 hours a day.
If an intruder decides to break into your home through a window or door (and almost 90% of break-ins occur through a door), GE knows within moments and can tell the proper authorities who you are, where you live and even where the intruder entered your home.
Sleep easier at night knowing your family is protected and your home monitored by GE home security services.
Police Dispatch
Each system includes a one-touch police dispatch button to quickly signal police in the event of an emergency.
So, if you wake up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water and turn to see a man looking through the window into your home, all you have to do is hold down the police dispatch button. Pushing this button sets off a siren, signals the GE command center, and dispatches a police officer to your home immediately.
This feature works even when your system is not armed and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for your protection.
Medical Emergency
Whether you are dealing with an unforeseen medical emergency or helping a family member with a history of medical conditions, GE can dispatch the paramedics to your home with the touch of a button.
GE dispatchers have your personal information ready to give to medical personnel, GE can even include your families' specific medical conditions in their system, so if a need occurs, the medical team can have the lifesaving medicine and equipment ready immediately.
Our trained staff will walk you through your emergency and help you remain calm until the paramedics arrive at your home.
Fire Protection
A fire doubles in size every 30 seconds and a house on fire can be consumed in less than 5 minutes. During a fire, every moment counts.
By pressing the fire alert buttons on your Home Protection System, you immediately dispatch the fire department to your home. Now you can focus on gathering your loved ones and exiting the home quickly.
Do not worry about finding your phone or answering a series of questions from a 911 dispatcher. GE takes care of everything for you by contacting your local fire department and providing them with all your information.
Nobody wants to think about having a fire in his or her home, but it is nice to know GE is there to help when you do.